Chapter 24: The Smoke and Clouds of the Capital (Chinese)

Almost everyone, Sha, became nervous. What kind of person is this Minister of Justice? In the eyes of ordinary people, he is a top-notch person with outstanding identities.

Liu Sanniang also changed her expression and looked at me in panic. However, Liu Yingzhu, I don’t know whether it was out of trust in me or something. She still helped me pinch my back comfortably.

I closed my eyes and recalled Ouyang Milai, the Minister of Justice in my heart. This Ouyang Mi seemed to be a very safe person. In the court, he had the least spoken speakers.

While I was thinking, Ouyang Mi walked in from the crowd where the city guards took the initiative to move out of the crowd. I watched him calmly and expressionlessly. Strictly speaking, this was the first time I had formally looked at him.

"I am the minister of the Ministry of Justice, Ouyang Mi, I will bow to my emperor, long live my emperor." Ouyang Mi walked straight to me, knelt down, and shouted respectfully.

"Ouyang Aiqing doesn't need to be polite, get up." I took a sip of Dahongpao and said lightly. His expression had not changed just now, and the frequency of his steps had not changed at all. I think he had known for a long time that I was the one sitting here.

However, behind me, Liu Yingzhu's hand stopped and did not move at all when she heard Ouyang Mi shouting.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ouyang Mi stood up steadily and stood beside him.

"My minister Zhou Wu, long live my emperor." Zhou Wu, he guessed for thousands of times, but he did not guess that I was the emperor. He immediately was so scared that he looked deserted and knelt down quickly.

Liu Sanniang and Liu Yingzhu also knelt down and shouted. The surrounding city guards suddenly came back to their senses. They came back to their senses from the shock of seeing the emperor for the first time, and knelt on the ground with no expression on their faces.

"Everyone get up, Zhou Aiqing, ask the city guards to go out and be on guard near the dock. No idle people are allowed to approach. After the arrangement is made, you will come back to see me."

"Zhou Wu obeyed the order." After performing a kneeling salute, Zhou Wu hurriedly commanded the city guards to leave Yasong Pavilion.

"Sanniang, Yingzhu, you all get up too." I waved my hand lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Sanniang and Liu Yingzhu both retreated to the side.

"Ouyang Aiqing, when did you know I was here?" I asked to him with my head in a slant.

Ouyang Mi took a step out and said respectfully: "Report to the emperor. This morning, Weichen received a report from Taishi Li's mansion. It was said that his son was beaten and crippled by Ou in the Yasong Pavilion of Qinhuai River and threw him into the river. Weichen suddenly realized that this matter was of great importance, so he immediately went to the city guards and wanted to take down the suspect first. The reason why I arrived late was because I interrogated some people who were present yesterday. Unexpectedly, the more I interrogated, the stranger it became. The person in charge did not seem to take Taishi Li to heart. Furthermore, I heard from people that the person in charge was quite similar to the emperor. Therefore, Weichen judged at that time that the person on the boat was very likely to be the emperor."

I mercied and nodded: "You must have notified Master Li to go here, right?"

"I believe that this matter is related to Master Li, so it is quite beneficial to ask him to solve it together." Ouyang Mi replied respectfully.

As far as I know, these ministers in the court, even if they have a surname, and have political disagreements, the information channels will be very smooth in their own world. I am afraid that the ministers in the court who have some strength will already know about it.

Suddenly, a person suddenly walked into the hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he shouted: "Emperor, Liu Zhenming, Weicheng, is late to rescue the chariot, please give him guilty."

Fatty Liu Zhenming, who was jogging all the way in, was already sweating and panting. He ran to me, knelt on the ground, and refused to get up and said, "I deserve to die, please give me a crime."

I couldn't help but chuckled and said lightly: "What's the crime of Liu Aiqing? Get up first, don't worry, wipe your sweat, and say it slowly."

Liu Zhenming stayed on the ground and refused to get up, and kowtowed again and said, "I have two crimes. One is that my wife is not strict, so I am so arrogant that I disturbed public order and alarmed the emperor. I only learned about this morning and retired on the spot and drove her out of the house."

"This little thing is harmless and is not a crime. However, if Liu Aiqing wants to take a concubine next time, he will bring it to me first. As your senior official in the court and the Minister of Revenue who is in charge of the national treasury, don't marry any garbage at home." I blamed me slightly, "I have to lose your people, but also lose my face. If the people talk about it, even your praise will be bad."

"I am following the order." Liu Zhenming's face relaxed. Judging from what I meant, he didn't want to make things difficult for him. He seemed to let go of this tone. He immediately said with a shameless face: "Your Majesty, I am going to take a concubine next month. However, I was still scared, and I was afraid that I would be shocked before I dare to take her home."

I was stunned when I heard this, and then immediately laughed: "Liu Aiqing, you are really okay. It's okay, since you want to take a concubine, then you will come to me first."

"Thank you, the emperor." Liu Zhenming said happily, "I will definitely not disappoint the emperor this time."

"But, Liu Aiqing, I feel a little worried about your body. I have to be busy with work during the day and have to deal with so many concubines at night." I thought about it seriously and said, "I will make a plan for you, and you will also need to exercise. When you have time, go to the Imperial Hospital and get some nourishing prescriptions. Don't you want to lose your pillar of talent?"

"Thank you for your concern, I will definitely do it." Liu Zhenming kowtowed again, and the fat all over his body trembled.

"You said you have two major crimes, tell me about your other crime?" I stopped with a smile.

Liu Zhenming's face suddenly became excited again, and he kowtowed repeatedly, "Your Majesty, I heard that the emperor was in Yasong Pavilion early in the morning. However, I heard that the Ministry of Justice sent the city guards to take the lead in surrounding Yasong Pavilion and wanted to burn Yasong Pavilion with fire. At that time, I rushed towards Yasong Pavilion like a dog jumping over the wall. Unexpectedly, because I was fat, I couldn't raise my speed. Fortunately, the emperor was fine, and I felt relieved."

"So it's for this?" I waved his hand and asked him to get up: "It's not your fault, get up, I have a conclusion on this matter."

After these words, Liu Zhenming was an apology on the surface, but he secretly pointed the finger at the Ministry of Justice. Did he have a marriage with Ouyang Mi of the Ministry of Justice? Or was it just for party disputes?

"The reason why I mobilized the city guards was that I didn't know that the emperor was here before." Ouyang Mi defended himself.

"It's okay, I've said it, and I've made a conclusion in my heart." I waved his hand and told him not to care.

"Master Li is here."

At this time, everyone's eyes saw the entrance of the hall.

Master Li suddenly appeared outside the hall, walked in quickly, walked to me, knelt down and said, "I'm the old minister, long live my emperor, long live my emperor."

"Yingzhu, come here to help me squeeze my muscles and bones." I said lightly.

"Yes, the emperor." Liu Yingzhu said tremblingly, then walked behind me and rubbed my shoulders.

"Yingzhu, your hands are shaking violently." I said lightly: "There is no need to feel uneasy because I am the emperor. You are my woman. Then follow me to the palace and you can't be wandering in the dust."

"Yes, the emperor." Liu Yingzhu replied lightly, but her fingers pinched several acupoints, as if she was absent-minded.

"Taishi, have you already known what happened?" I leaned my whole body against the back of the chair.

Mr. Li suddenly felt sore in his nose and tears flowed down. He cried repeatedly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not strict in teaching his son."

"You are indeed not strict in educating your children." I said coldly: "As an important minister of the court, the leader of all officials, and the example of the court. However, you can't even teach a son well. How would you say something about the ministers?" I took the initiative and said: "If I hadn't happened to have a private visit and discovered this, otherwise this Miss Liu Yingzhu would have been tortured to death by your son."

The expression of Master Li's expression is as ugly as it is. It seems that in an instant, he grew older and became more than ten years old. He cried and said, "The old minister deserves to die for his crimes, but the old minister has a son in his old age, so he is too fond of him. It has caused the disaster today. I also ask the emperor to give him the death penalty."

"Hmph, Master Li, are you using the numeral of giving death penalty to accuse me of being too serious?" I said coldly.

"The old minister dare not, I am willing to ask the emperor to punish him for death." Grandmaster Li knelt on the ground, not moving.

I secretly winked at Liu Zhenming. Liu Zhenming immediately stepped forward and walked forward and said, "Your Majesty, Liu Zhenming has something to say."

"Liu Aiqing said something just right." I was satisfied with his agility.

"I think that although Mr. Li is not strict in his education, he does have his dereliction of duty. However, he is a loyal minister of the generation who has always worked diligently for the court and the people. As the saying goes, there is no contribution, but he has his hard work." Liu Zhenming said with a serious look on his face: "I think it's enough to impose a little punishment."

"What Liu Aiqing said is the most, and I mean that." I nodded with satisfaction. Although Liu Zhenming looked fat and dumb, he had a delicate heart. He could figure out what I mean by one look and one gesture, and it was indeed outstanding.

If I use this matter to kill Taishi Li, as the saying goes, it is said that the reputation is wrong and the words are not smooth. If it is spread, the outsiders will just think that I will kill all the important officials in the court in order to compete for the sake of jealousy.

Furthermore, it is also a pleasant thing to fight with Master Li. I want to slowly strip his power away bit by bit, so that he can taste the warmth and warmth of human feelings in the world.
Chapter completed!